BTO - At 3:00PM on January 21, two naval ships left Vung Tau city- Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, carrying missions to visit and present Tet gifts to the officials and soldiers on duty at the marine defense platform DK1.

The foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China officially approved a draft framework for the Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) on Sunday in Manila, the Philippines.

BTO – An exhibition displaying maps and documents themed “Paracel islands and Spratly islands belong to Vietnam: History and Legislation” was opened this morning July 8th in Phan Thiet. The event was co-held by the department of Information and Communications and the People’s Committee of Ham Thuan Nam.

BTO- Thanks to the Government’s Decree No. 67 dated July 7th 2017 on a number of fisheries development policies, fishermen are now benefiting from the preferential policies, especially the most important content stating that fishers can get loans to build new fishing vessels for off-shore fishing.

A memorial site dedicated to 64 naval soldiers killed in the battle to defend Gac Ma island in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago was inaugurated at a ceremony in Cam Hai Dong commune, Cam Lam district of the central province of Khanh Hoa on July 15

BTO- Binh Thuan now has totally 10 districts/city/town, including 7 coastal localities with 36 communes/wards. Apart from more than 7,800 fishing boats of local fishermen, there are 6,000 boats from across the country (from Da Nang city to Kien Giang province) working in large fishing grounds in Binh Thuan.

BTO –As many as 22 Vietnamese artists, including singers, models, actors and actresses, and typical youth will arrive in Phu Quy from June 4-6, in the 2017 “Proud of Vietnam’s seas and islands” held by the Association of Vietnamese students, within the framework of the program “Students with the Vietnam’s seas and islands” 2017.

Bach Long Vi islanders of Hai Phong city is currently offered a chance to gain a better understanding of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes through an exhibition that opened on March 24.

On February 23, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh responded to reporters’ questions on Vietnam’s reaction to China’s construction of 20 structures on artificial islands in the East Sea which are supposed to be like warehouses for long-range surface-to-air missiles.

China’s launch of a regular air route to the airport on Phu Lam in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago seriously violates Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh said on December 23.

The East Sea once again took the theme of an international workshop that was held at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra where experts looked into a number of issues regarding this important sea.

BTO – More than 200 youth of HCM Communist Youth Unions of Binh Thuan and Vinh Long provincial agencies’ bloc have recently arrived in Phu Quy island district on a “Volunteer journey towards the beloved Homeland’s sea and islands”, one of the primary activities of the 2016 journeys for the Homeland’s sea and islands.

BTO- Officers and soldiers on the ship HQ 936 of Brigade 146-the Vietnam People’s Navy (4th Naval Commander), as well as many reporters from across the country participated in a memorial service to commemorate 64 soldiers who rest in peace forever in a battle against Chinese forces to protect Gac Ma Island, part of Vietnam’s Truong Sa Archipelago in March,1988.

BTO- The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) of Binh Duong province recently sent a delegation of its Standing Committee to Phu Quy island district of Binh Thuan province as one of activities towards the national sea and islands.

Vietnam has once again requested China to respect its sovereignty and international law, abide by the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and immediately cease illegal actions in Hoang Sa archipelago, Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Le Hai Binh stated.

BTO – An exhibition, themed “Vietnam's Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) - Legal and Historical Evidence”, which is jointly held by the Ministry of Information and Communications and Binh Thuan People’s Committee,...

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has informed the press about Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong’s upcoming visits to China and the US to mark the 65th and 20th anniversaries of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and those countries.

The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Civil Engineering Construction Corporation No. 4 (Cienco 4) on the morning of February 1st started the construction of the flag tower of national sovereignty on Mat (eye) Island (Nghe An province).

BTO – On January 8th morning, a delegation of International Trade of Korean Technology (ITKT) led by its president Lee Beom Jae visited Binh Thuan in search for investment opportunities in the locality. Vice chairman of Binh Thuan provincial People’s Committee Pham Van Nam hailed the delegation.

BTO- On the afternoon of February 12 , the kitesurfing competition which was held at Ham Tien beach by C2sky Kitecenter attracted 100 amateur and professional kitesurfers from around the world. Mainly, being kitesurfing instructors at kitecenters in Ham Tien – Mui Ne and Ninh Thuan province. Because of the limited time and depending on the wind speed, only 45 kitesurfers took part in the competition with the catogory of jump and turn.